NEW DELHI: India’s space agency is expanding student participation in programs developing satellites and payloads, as the government tries to increase the contribution of young researchers to the country’s growing space ecosystem.
Initiatives to modernize and liberalize India’s space sector have been underway for the past few years.
The Indian Space Policy‑2023, launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation and the government in April 2023, lays out a framework for public‑private cooperation.
The policy is also designed to strengthen space education in the country, Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh told parliamentarians last week, as he outlined the government’s plans to involve students in space missions.
“The government has earmarked around 10 crore rupees (12.255 million rupees, $1.08 million) annually for student-focused educational outreach activities related to space science and technology,” he said, as quoted in a statement by the Department of Space.
